When I launch the game, a black window opens and then after a few seconds it closes. It is still in my task bar, but selecting it just gives the same thing... opens a black window for a couple seconds and then it closes/minimizes.
I have tried changing ...

I have the Gold Brick Detector, and when I switch it on and go into the Restricted Section in Hogwarts--not the level in the first year, but in the overworld--it says that a Gold Brick should be at the back left of the room. I've emptied the rest of the r...

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When I try to start the game I get the error message:
“Failed to create d3d device. Application will now exit. Error = 0x8876086c”
Does anyone know a fix for this?
System specs:
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit
Processor: Inter Core i7-4710HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz
RA...

This game really succeeds to recreating the story from the movies but with the lego games touch. All the notable moments from the movies are included and that is something I really like. There are no voice real voice acting and the cutscenes are filled with simple but at the same time good humor. The game is not flawless in anyway. There are a few annoying bugs and the controls are a bit wonky if you not using a controller.+ Movie recreation+ Typical lego game humor- Wonky controls- Obvious bugs and glitches7/10

This game is one of the better Lego games. I'm not going to say much about it, look at some of the reviews for the other games to get an idea of how good this game is. What I'm going to talk about here is why you shouldn't buy this game for the PC.

The PC version of this game has so many bugs. I've bumped into several, one of which was game-breaking, but fixable. These bugs have usually been crippling display bugs (always related to Time-Turners) or crashes (usually when looking for extras). If you look at the discussions, you will see many people who have had difficulty with passing one particular level because of an unavoidable animation that causes the game to crash. This console port is so lousy that it can't handle any decent sound specs, which will cause "Main Executable" to not work, as you can see on the forums.

Sure, I can talk to Steam, who will tell me to talk to WB Games, who will probably tell me to talk to Steam again, but I don't really feel like going through all that. Given by all the bug reports in the discussions, I bet I wouldn't be the first to do this. I'll just complete the game to the best of my ability. But I wish I had bought this game for the Wii.

Harry Potter in LEGO, what could you possible not like about this combination? In this game, you'll play through years 1 to 4 at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the time of the rise of Lord Voldemort. This was a huge undertaking by the development team given the excitement and anticipation for the game, and unfortunately I don't have many good things to say about the first installment.

You'll find yourself battling from Dudley's house, through the secret canals and dungeons of Hogwarts and all the way into the forbidden forrest. And for what you might ask? Simply to graduate from school, but it wasn't that hard when I went!

I genuinely feel that this game would be better suited to hardcore fans of the franchise, and I also genuinely feel that the development team didn't take this game seriously enough. The games mechanics are much like all the other LEGO games, and it is a successful business model so there's no arguments there. It does however lack unique mechanics, engrossment and immersion. Overall it does feel too much like too much of a kids game for kids.

With all of this said, I would still recomend it. It's charming, mindless, nothing unique and short-lived. If you're a huge fan of the franchise it's definitely worth the time. I wouldn't recommend it so much for those who aren't huge Harry Potter fans. So given you understand all of this, you're able to make your own judgements.